Mr. Speaker, this is a very timely question because the Government of Canada and Nova Scotia announced their intent to establish a comprehensive joint public inquiry on July 28, and today, that inquiry has now been established by order in council and the commissioners have begun their work.
The joint public inquiry commissioners' first task is setting up their secretariat, which will be located in Nova Scotia. It includes hiring support staff, establishing a budget and creating a work plan. They have been asked to submit two reports to the Government of Canada and Nova Scotia on their findings, lessons learned and recommendations, with an interim report by May 1, 2022.
I am pleased to also announce that the name of the third commissioner appointed to undertake this inquiry has been named. Dr. Kim Stanton has accepted the position of inquiry commissioner.